Introduction

This is the list of changes for each release of the plugin.

Change log

Version 1.6.0 / august 10 2009

• new: support for custom taxonomies in widgets and builder
• new: resizing images support for widget and results
• new: config options to set the panels user access levels
• new: preventing duplicate votes from integration
• new: few more filters for t2 rendering
• new: filters for modifying sql queries used for results
• new: few more tags for results and widgets templates
• edit: many improvements for t2 rendering
• edit: cleanup of widgets, render and templates code
• fix: missing voters log on the articles panel
• fix: invalid review rating results from widget sql query
• fix: panel with multi rating results filtering problems
• fix: rendering review stars for widget or results
• fix: option to control comment reply for integration was not working
• fix: rendering multi rating stars results for widget or results
• fix: rating added to rss cut during formation of the feed
• fix: some minor problems with t2 rendering of comments widget
• fix: builder javascript problems in wordpress 2.8

Version 1.5.8 / august 4 2009

• new: russian translation thanks to studio xl
• new: ukrainian translation thanks to Oleksandr Natalenko
• new: additional indexes to all plugin's database tables
• new: force using cache even if it's not auto detected
• new: added some new functions for getting and rendering data
• fix: problem with inclusion of some javascript helper functions
• fix: dashboard widget with latest votes in wpmu
• fix: db queries use of users table causing wpmu problems
• fix: other minor incompatibilities with wordpressmu and buddypress

Version 1.5.7 / july 26 2009

• new: function to mirror starrating shortcode
• new: several new actions for saving votes
• new: options to allow zero votes from integrated ratings
• new: rank id template tag for widget and shortcode results
• fix: minor problems with bayesian sorting for widget and results
• fix: rendering of bayesian rating results
• fix: thumbs javascript problem with IE browsers
• fix: caching prefetch of integration results
• fix: missing parameters in thumbs integration functions
• fix: some problems with builder panel and invalid generated function
• fix: invalid multi rating template displayed on settings panel

Version 1.5.6 / july 23 2009

• new: rss integration supports thumbs results
• new: rss integration supports multi ratings results
• new: post based deleting multi set results
• new: jquery ui 1.7 styles and datepicker for better wp 2.8 support
• edit: major overhaul of the trend recalculations
• edit: tinymce plugin and builder support thumbs
• edit: results widget supports thumbs ratings datasource
• edit: top blog widget supports thumbs ratings results
• edit: graphics generator expanded to support thumbs sets
• edit: added extra classes to thumbs loaders
• fix: several problems with trend recalculations for multi results
• fix: missing german translation for jquery datepicker
• fix: display some of the data on multi sets panel
• fix: column sorting on visitors log panel
• fix: deleting thumbs data from articles panel
• fix: deleting thumbs data from visitors log
• fix: deleting thumbs data from users log

Version 1.5.5 / july 20 2009

• new: cache support for multi rating sets
• new: auto insert comments outside post or page, but still in the post loop
• new: three more square shaped loader animations
• new: another default thumbs set called classical
• new: articles and comments thumbs waiting loader animations
• new: few more filters for data prepared for widget rendering
• edit: expanded article and comment results objects with thumbs data
• edit: improved and cleaned styles structure of main css file
• edit: improved latest votes dashboard widget
• edit: clean up of all admin css files
• edit: expanded info files and list of filters and actions added
• fix: problems with theme functions used for rendering widgets
• fix: theme function for rendering comments thumbs
• fix: generating css with no thumbs or stars sets selected

Version 1.5.4 / july 16 2009

• new: dashboard widget with latest votes with filter options
• new: option to disable thumbs up/down ratings
• new: show thumbs data and log on the comments panel
• new: show thumbs data and log on the users panel
• new: prefetch and cache comment integration results
• edit: few updates to features and functions info files
• edit: more improvements to caching and prefetch system
• fix: loading of main css file for wp older than 2.7
• fix: rendering of thumbs rating comments text
• fix: adding default values for categories rules and restrictions
• fix: users log queries to support thumbs ratings
• fix: problem with article trends charts rendering
• fix: missing voted class for blocks that are not active
• fix: invalid cookies check for articles thumbs ratings
• fix: cookies not saved or checked for thumbs ratings
• fix: compression problem with zlib compression already active in php.ini
• fix: prefetch problem with comments rating not auto inserted
• fix: extra empty lines on the end of some files
• fix: several more php notices found on blog pages

Version 1.5.3 / july 13 2009

• new: first version of the thumbs up/down ratings
• new: show thumbs data and log on the articles panel
• new: shortcode for thumbs up/down ratings
• new: gfx classes now support thumbs sets and sizes
• new: main css file expanded with thumbs generation code
• new: preview for thumbs sets and seection for main css file
• new: german translation thanks to bjoern buerstinghaus
• edit: expanded wp query support with thumbs score and votes
• edit: expanded builder and tinymce plugin with thumbs shortcode and function
• edit: upgrade of plugin now resets css cache timestamp
• edit: optimized check for multi rating sets to render
• fix: cache and prefetch not working for theme functions
• fix: checking for standard rating vote value not to allow negative values
• fix: check multi ratings active to exclude more sql queries

Version 1.5.2 / july 7 2009

• fix: import from post star rating plugin data
• fix: import from wp post rating plugin data
• fix: deleting multi rating data from comments integration
• fix: saving standard rating through comment integration failes in some cases
• fix: post prefetch array not always initialized
• fix: comments prefetch with no post comments

Version 1.5.1 / july 5 2009

• new: optimized sql queries for getting posts and caching results
• new: optimized sql queries for getting comments and caching results
• new: caching of templates to reduce number of queries
• new: added minimal votes filter for wp query
• fix: checking for multi sets on non pages or posts
• fix: checking for logged data even if it's disabled
• fix: export problem caused by incompatibility with jquery 1.3

Version 1.5.0 / july 3 2009

• new: modifing WP Query to allow sorting posts using reviews, votes and ratings
• new: plugin now uses category based voting rules and limitations
• new: css and javascipt files are loaded using wp enqueue functions
• new: css and javascipt files are transported using server side gzip compression
• new: attempts to log the invalid set request, if log into file is active
• edit: changed some defaults settings values for fresh installations
• edit: no longer shows the error message when the set is missing
• fix: after database reinstall default templates are missing
• fix: exporting data returns no results
• fix: saving incomplete integration multi rating
• fix: invalid url for creating multi rating set
• fix: saving multi review with one of the integration widgets deactivated

Version 1.4.8 / june 26 2009

• new: added extended multi rating stars template
• new: rating widget and results can include post excerpt
• edit: some of the templates expanded with few more tags
• edit: removed some more obsolete code
• edit: massive html cleanup on all plugins admin panels
• fix: adding empty values for multi reviews
• fix: multi rating results sql had a small category problem
• fix: missing parameters in builder generated functions results
• fix: confusing branching in multi review editor code
• fix: missing default values for multi review function
• fix: initialization of category during full installation failed
• fix: minor installation problem with WP 2.6
• fix: missing visual styles for pre WP 2.7 versions
• fix: missing script type on all plugins admin panels
• fix: invalid tags on all plugins admin panels

Version 1.4.7 / june 25 2009

• fix: loading of main CSS file on the admin pages
• fix: integration multi set on categories page get deleted
• fix: multi review on edit page fails when set is not found
• fix: inserting multi values fails sometimes

Version 1.4.6 / june 21 2009

• new: enable or disable caching of the main css file:
• new: categories panel is now functional:
• new: template and function to render multi rating average integrated in comment:
• new: additional ajax data validation for better security:
• edit: deleting votes from votes log panel:
• edit: few improvements to some functions and shortcodes:
• edit: changes to some styles and html markup:
• edit: updated integration functions:
• edit: expanded info integration functions file:
• edit: small changes to ajax rating code:
• fix: missing alt for static stars image:
• fix: invalid rendering for wp_gdsr_show_multi_review function:
• fix: category based multi set auto insertion:
• fix: multi review on the page edit panel broken:
• fix: adding default values into articles table:
• fix: ajax return data for value not integer:
• fix: page/post edit panel sidebar widget selections broken:
• fix: missing alt for images used in preinstalled templates:
• fix: minor problem with ajax url:
• fix: search and filtering on the articles panel:
• fix: builder for multi review:
• fix: one of the builder tabs wasn't displayed:

Version 1.4.5 / june 17 2009

• edit: few changes for better page validation support:
• edit: small improvements to readme file:
• edit: expanding categories support, still a lot to do:
• edit: plugin version checker updated for better WP 2.8 compatibility:
• fix: inserting templates into databse broken:

Version 1.4.4 / june 14 2009

• new: Comment integration expanded with reply support to hide rating:
• new: JavaScript functions for comment integration status and values:
• edit: T2 classes and functions updated and isolated:
• edit: more expansions to info files:

Version 1.4.3 / june 8 2009

• edit: small changes to the builder panel:
• fix: different stars sizes between function call and settings after saving vote:
• fix: few minor problems with multi ratings auto insert:
• fix: rating block function doesn't pass the average stars values:
• fix: small bug with builder multi rating function:

Version 1.4.2 / june 3 2009

• fix: wrong class call for update check function:

Version 1.4.1 / june 2 2009

• new: builder panel for creating function calls and shortcodes:
• new: few more integration functions:
• edit: expanded some of the shortcodes:
• edit: changed few of the integration functions parameter order:
• edit: reorganized tinymce plugin code for reuse:
• edit: cleanup of tinymce plugin html:
• edit: improved tinymce plugin javascript:
• fix: few multi review regression bugs on the post edit page:
• fix: integration problem with standard ratings:
• fix: few minor css problems in tinymce plugin:
• fix: some integration functions missing descriptions:
• fix: minor problem with tinymce plugin javascript:
• fix: bugs in the integration functions descriptions:

Version 1.4.0 / may 31 2009

• new: support for cross-domain ajax calls using jquery jsonp:
• new: templates map as a part of the info pages:
• new: integration functions to show ratings from comment areas:
• new: option to disable check for ie6 browsers:
• new: displaying expanded info about the available update:
• edit: improved template editor:
• edit: more improvements for the info files:
• edit: few more missing strings for translation:
• fix: minor layout problem with t2 editor:
• fix: saving multi rating from comment integration block:
• fix: small problem with inserting additional templates:
• fix: small xhtml validation problems:
• fix: few bugs in the integration functions descriptions:

Version 1.3.4 / may 22 2009

• new: integration functions with star set changing options:
• fix: deleting multi rating sets:
• fix: missing text color for the multi rating block:
• fix: minor problems with rendering widgets:
• fix: rendering list of categories in WP2.8:
• fix: invalid rendering call for widgets for WP2.8:

Version 1.3.3 / may 19 2009

• new: customization of spider bot's filter:
• new: settings for inclusion of stars sets and sizes in css file:
• new: stars preview now shows the stars set author info:
• new: some of the rendering functions expanded with custom style for stars:
• edit: expanded some of the helper custom functions:
• edit: more updates to read me and info files:
• edit: file renaming and reordering:
• edit: partial code refactoring:
• edit: removed some more old and unused code:
• edit: changed default values for some of the settings:
• fix: conflict with multi review and rating ids:
• fix: rendering submit button for multi block even if the rating is not allowed:
• fix: invalid css included on post edit panel:
• fix: saving new empty comment value:

Version 1.3.2 / may 17 2009

• new: rating text template expanded with element displayed after voting:
• new: revised css model for rendering active rating blocks:
• new: integrate standard post rating into comments:
• new: deleting data from integrated ratings if comment is deleted:
• new: custom function to override read only for standard and multi ratings on current post
• new: documentation with custom functions:
• edit: optimized main rating css file:
• edit: all rating blocks updated to use new css style model:
• edit: t2 templates list now paged:
• edit: added option to make standard rating block read only:
• edit: rewritten integration javascript code:
• edit: rewritten comment integration code:
• edit: multi rating function with read_only parameter:
• edit: updated read me file to support new html info files:
• edit: updated stars set format file with version:
• edit: star rating set 2.0:
• edit: plain stars set 2.0:
• edit: few more missing strings for translation:
• fix: default comments rating block template:
• fix: invalid javascript for multi review block:
• fix: small problem with tinymce plugin default values:
• fix: missing some parts of rendering multi editor block:
• fix: minor problem with adding data to votes log table:
• fix: rare problem with preparation of the multi sets rendering:

Version 1.3.1 / may 10 2009

• new: added two more stars sizes, 16px and 24px:
• edit: extensive code cleanup eliminating editor warnings:
• edit: optimization of rating css file:
• edit: expanded some of the rendering functions:
• edit: max number of elements in multi set increased to 20:
• edit: removed more of the obsolete unused code:
• fix: rare problem with external css file in firefox:
• fix: invalid results in the rating widgets:
• fix: small problem in widget results sql query with all categories selected:
• fix: multi rating block shows button even if the button is disabled:
• fix: widget data sorting problem with grouping active:
• fix: t2 rendering for multi ratings invalid average rating value:
• fix: multi ratings block doesn't contain template info:
• fix: multi ratings vote doesn't receive template used for rendering:
• fix: rare problem with invalid post type in comment rating:
• fix: calculating remaining time parts:

Version 1.3.0 / may 7 2009

• new: improved sorting of data for t2 rendering:
• new: few more extra templates:
• new: multi ratings partial support for own restriction rules:
• new: import t2 templates from alternative location:
• new: export own t2 templates into csv file:
• new: cleanup of the debug file:
• edit: removed use of json_encode function:
• edit: expanded static stars rendering with id and type:
• edit: more settings for rendering multi review blocks:
• edit: expanded t2 template for multi ratings with new tag elements:
• edit: small update to gdragon base classes:
• edit: better optimization of multi rating database queries:
• edit: improved database tables defaults:
• edit: many minor rendering tweaks:
• fix: rare case of invalid sorting of widget data:
• fix: tinymce plugin javascript missing semicolons:
• fix: multi review restirctions in the rating widget:
• fix: comments widget comment text contains html tags:
• fix: multi rating autoinsert generates warning with no auto insert sets:
• fix: borders, paddings and margins around images in static multi ratings:
• fix: adding new template sets default flag wrong:
• fix: displaying multi review count for sets:
• fix: saving some of the settings:
• fix: few more minor t2 bugs:

Version 1.2.3 / april 30 2009

• edit: ajax voting comment returns new t2 rendered text:
• edit: removed some more old code:
• edit: more t2 templates improvements:
• edit: many imporvements and changes to custom functions:
• edit: multi review editor using t2 rendering:
• edit: small improvements to t2 panel:
• edit: few more tinymce plugin improvements:
• edit: old templates panel and settings removed:
• edit: updated plugin requirements:
• fix: number of minor bugs and typos:
• fix: recalculating multi rating data into objects:
• fix: small bugs with multi rating css and javascript:
• fix: ajax voting rating text result:

Version: 1.2.2 / april 26 2009

• new: extra comments widget template
• new: updating default templates
• new: rating results rendering using t2
• new: t2 templates for reviews
• edit: updated readme file
• edit: few improvements to t2 base classes
• edit: few improvements to tinymce plugin
• fix: missing files for comments widget
• fix: small problem with rendering of static stars using divs
• fix: t2 widget rendering call with invalid default type
• fix: invalid calls for some of the custom functions
• fix: loading default template if no templete specified

Version: 1.2.1 / april 25 2009

• new: post comments widget
• new: t2 rendering of rss rating block
• new: t2 rendering of widgets
• new: t2 templates for widgets and alternating row class
• new: t2 default templates inserted into widget
• new: inserting extra templates for each template type
• edit: many more widgets changes
• edit: few more wp28 improvements
• edit: some more settings panel reorganization
• edit: removed old rendering functions
• edit: results sorting improved
• fix: adding new multi rating sets
• fix: few small widget rendering problems
• fix: star rating widget small rendering echo bug
• fix: removed obsolete code for ie6 png fix
• fix: invalid widget sort column order
• fix: small PHP4 incompatibility

Version: 1.2.0 / april 22 2009

• new: widgets fully support wordpress 2.8
• new: t2 rendering of standard rating block
• new: t2 rendering of comment rating block
• new: t2 system supports setting of default templates for each template type
• new: multi ratings auto insertion
• new: star rating widget support for multi rating data
• new: star rating widget support for multiple categories
• new: star rating widget support for subcategories
• new: star rating widget limit articles voted for in the last number of days
• new: redesigned plugin front panel
• new: five new animated loaders
• new: auto insertion of rating block on top of the article
• new: wp filter for widget data prepare
• new: saving last voted timestamp for articles, comments and multi rating results
• new: referer protection for graphics generator to offsite prevent leeching
• edit: shortcode and functions expanded for t2 standard rating block
• edit: widgets code moved to separrate file and class
• edit: css changes for better wp 2.8 compatibility
• edit: few more minor chnages for better wp 2.8 compatibility
• edit: removed obsolete articles and comments options
• edit: removed options for hiding parts of settings tab
• edit: trend calculations updated to support multi ratings
• edit: for wp newer than 2.7 tables don't have width set
• edit: even more code reorganization and cleanup
• edit: changed loading of javascript code for widgets panel
• edit: updated readme and added twitter url
• edit: removed obsolete css styles
• edit: number of small all over changes
• fix: duplicated results in sidebard widget
• fix: sql query for widget with ranged dates
• fix: multi rating calculation division by zero
• fix: full db tables reinstall doesn't insert templates
• fix: multi rating average breaks for empty rating request
• fix: multi rating average breaks with no multi sets
• fix: shortcode form review and rating tabs crossed
• fix: rendering with t2 template setting missing
• fix: few minor css problems
• fix: number of strings missing for translation
• fix: few small typos

Version: 1.1.9.1 / april 16 2009

• new: widget template tags for stars and image
• new: function to render multi rating average rating
• edit: more multi rating optimizations
• edit: star rating widget cleanup
• edit: widget publish date now has all dates option
• edit: removed some obsolete functions from main class
• fix: saving posts with no multi rating sets defined
• fix: reinstalling multi ratings db tables
• fix: generating stars for rating results table

Version: 1.1.9 / april 15 2009

• new: added average rating columns for multi rating results
• new: recalculating average multi ratings for posts
• new: recalculating average multi ratings trends for posts
• new: tool to recalculate multi ratings
• new: t2 templates system expanded with co-dependent templates
• new: t2 templates for rating and comment rating blocks
• new: t2 template for element word votes
• new: jquery datepicker polish translation
• edit: expanded functions for multi review integration
• edit: improved multi review average calculations
• edit: improved insertion of default templates into database
• edit: multi rating ajax call improved
• edit: database tables expanded for multi ratings
• edit: few css and javascript layout improvements
• fix: critical error in saving multi rating votes
• fix: some problems with database table upgrading
• fix: some of the custom functions missing elements
• fix: various small bugs

Version: 1.1.8 / march 26 2009

• new: each and all sets can be used for multi review
• new: setting to embed all the css needed into the page
• new: allowing both user and visitor votes from same ip
• new: cleaning of invalid and obsolete multi ratings data
• new: setting additional styles for ie6 browsers
• new: auto scan for stars sets on update
• new: tag definition for templates
• del: removed non-ajax voting code
• del: removed ie6 png fix support
• edit: extanded multi review shortcode with set property
• edit: cleanup now removes revisions data from database
• edit: templates t2 system beta version
• edit: optimization in checking votes
• edit: updated missing translation strings
• edit: some of the default settings changed
• edit: readme file and links
• edit: partially removed old non ajax rating code
• fix: invalid replacemnet of the comment and post rating text after voting
• fix: w3c validation error caused by invalid cdata sequence
• fix: saving review data for revision as articles
• fix: multi review rating with no set selected
• fix: setup panel missing confirmations
• fix: warning about missing multi rating set
• fix: several small problems

Version: 1.1.7 / march 10 2009

• new: more multi set related custom functions
• new: default templates inserted into database
• edit: saving review editor results
• edit: updated and cleaned up database installation
• edit: few changes to t2 system
• edit: updated missing translation strings
• fix: custom review editor function
• fix: templates t2 system bugs

Version: 1.1.6 / march 2 2009

• new: database table for templates
• new: aggregated comments for post
• new: templates t2 system alpha version
• new: tool for editing rating.css file
• new: aggregated comments rating settings
• new: alternative method for rendering static stars
• new: plain stars set
• new: cache auto cleanup implemented
• edit: reorganized folders and files (again)
• edit: setup panel redesigned
• edit: expanded gfx generating handler
• edit: listed requirements in readme file
• edit: improved tinymce plugin dialog
• fix: mysql4 varchar limits converted to text columns
• fix: saving new multi set and review setting
• fix: display rating data with element that has no title
• fix: invalid css for comment review stars
• fix: edit post multi review bug in ie7 browser

Version: 1.1.5 / february 22 2009

• new: multi ratings review
• new: multi ratings review box on edit page
• new: shortcode for multi review
• edit: default rating.css file updated
• edit: various small improvements
• fix: processing new multi set
• fix: generating styles for multi sets
• fix: editing multi sets
• fix: upgrade of multi ratings database table

Version: 1.1.4 / february 16 2009

• new: star rating default set
• new: polish translation
• new: linking javascript rating code instead of embeding it
• new: multi rating parameter read_only
• new: loading of extra css file
• new: multi rating vote without button
• new: custom multi submit button text
• new: additional features settings tab
• edit: more changes to plugin front page
• edit: updated heading for all admin pages
• edit: tinymce plugin improvements
• edit: updated icons used in admin panels
• edit: updatad powered by button
• edit: better stars sets optmization
• fix: insert new record into multi_data table
• fix: w3c validation problem with javascript
• fix: singular/plural votes returned by ajax vote call

Version: 1.1.3 / february 11 2009

• edit: updated plugin front page
• edit: cache notice moved inside the cache tab
• edit: more strict important css styles
• edit: multi set name and description limited in length
• fix: multi rating block rendering when multi rating is disabled
• fix: check if wp-content is writable
• fix: settings page problem with multi ratings disabled
• fix: loader preview backgorund color
• fix: deleting multi set after adding new one

Version: 1.1.2 / february 9 2009

• new: encoding for character set
• new: multi sets statistics page per post view
• new: multi set support for custom encoding
• edit: php multi ratings function expanded with post_id
• edit: normalized multi ratings calculations
• edit: multi rating will not render for feeds
• edit: small changes to plugin admin front page
• fix: mkdir warning problem with wp-content not writable
• fix: error with including iepngfix
• fix: error with saving new multi set

Version: 1.1.1 / february 6 2009

• new: check safe mode before checking cache folders
• edit: database alter added for multi ratings data table
• edit: default feed replaced with new feedburner feed
• fix: create new record in the database for multi ratings
• fix: saving multi rating text template
• fix: cache mkdir warning
• fix: votes count returend after voting

Version: 1.1.0 / february 5 2009

• new: post and page multi rating
• new: function for manula insertion of multi rating code
• new: integrate post rating into rss feed posts
• new: cache support and cache cleanup tool
• new: auto creating of extra folders
• new: rss integration settings
• new: rss post rendering template
• new: generate rating images
• new: gfx get type methods
• new: powered by button
• new: ajax url now made using siteurl option
• new: integrate powered by button in rss feed posts
• new: gfx set get path method
• new: multi ratings table layout
• edit: improved db install procedure
• edit: more optimizations to loading of javascript and css rating code
• edit: ajax vote now returns value always even for duplicate votes
• edit: improved saving vote functions
• edit: reorganized templates panel
• edit: main class optimizations
• edit: skip rendering loaders if voting is not allowed
• edit: renaming outside access files
• edit: renaming some of the css classes
• edit: small improvements to rating block rendering
• edit: wp 2.7 plugin menu icon
• edit: tinymce plugin icon
• edit: various small improvements
• fix: stars missing for pages comments rating
• fix: rendering of loaders for post and comment rating blocks
• fix: small problem with backgound property of rating stars
• fix: few more missing translation strings
• fix: some settings not saving properly
• fix: generating rating images
• fix: generating ajax reponse rating for comments
• fix: small and rare css bug

Version: 1.0.9 / january 13 2008

• new: expanded post edit widget
• new: multi ratings settings tab
• new: multi ratings database tables
• new: multi sets weight property for each element
• new: latest jquery ui
• new: italian datepicker translation
• new: generate full rating image methods
• new: supports both upper and lower case shortcodes
• new: shortcodes expansion added to tinymce plugin
• edit: added new official website url
• edit: updated inline debug rendering
• edit: rewriten main css file (again) produce 20%-30% smaller file
• edit: jquery theme for tabs and datepicker
• edit: small changes to settings tabs
• edit: removed some obsolete functions
• edit: few more small changes
• edit: updated gdragon lib classes
• edit: reorganized css files
• edit: some more code cleanup
• edit: improved tinymce plugin
• edit: improved translation strings
• fix: rating loader position
• fix: admin settings page problem with IE
• fix: moderation check for saving votes
• fix: small incompatibility with wordpress 2.5.x
• fix: hiding comments options when comments rating is disabled

Version: 1.0.8 / december 29 2008

• new: parameter minimum votes required for widget and shortcode
• edit: improved readme file
• edit: various small changes
• edit: prepering widget data improved
• edit: all custom functions now with phpdoc comments
• fix: invalid initialization of settings after reset or remove settings
• fix: template panel editing of time restrictions
• fix: database install invalid folder name

Version: 1.0.7 / december 24 2008

• new: rewritten database installation and upgrade
• new: function for manual rendering of blog rating widget
• new: database upgrade tool
• new: default color palette for charts
• edit: more database calls in debug file
• edit: small change in rendering blog rating widget
• edit: updated translation strings
• edit: improved user votes log
• edit: debug and install classes improvements
• fix: problems caused by incorrect database upgrade
• fix: invalid voting rules voting problem
• fix: saving rules and rating from post edit page
• fix: default debug file becauase of open_basedir restrictions
• fix: tinymce invalid translation string rendering
• fix: problem with changing timer and post rating values in post edit

Version: 1.0.6 / december 14 2008

• new: christmas style stars
• new: added italian translation
• new: added dashboard widget
• new: chart for dashboard with votes distribution
• new: import from star rating for review plugin
• new: plugin custom actions support
• new: auto insert rating for comments for pages
• new: option to disable newsfeed update on the front panel
• new: functions for getting rating objects
• new: included pchart class for charting support
• new: wordpress 2.7 navigation icon
• edit: post edit box wordpress 2.7 support
• edit: improvements to tools panel
• edit: debug check vote methods
• edit: additional code comments
• edit: small css changes for wordpress 2.7
• fix: small visual problems
• fix: blog widget control problem
• fix: editing comment review style loading

Version: 1.0.5 / december 7 2008

• new: rating css files joined into one
• new: ajax voting nonce security protection
• new: please wait message customization with preview
• new: various vote waiting animations
• new: basic support for qtranslate
• new: global debug into file support
• new: filter post and comments voters log by vote value
• new: filter user vote log by vote value
• new: saving debug info for articles and comment votes
• new: setup page confirmations
• new: debug settings tab
• new: percent value for blog rating wiget
• edit: code cleanup of the helper classes
• edit: updated readme text file
• edit: added version to inline debug info
• edit: removed obsolete preview code and settings
• fix: bottom and hidden rating text layout
• fix: default widget template and word vote/votes
• fix: widget shortcode rendering with no valid results
• fix: problem with anonymous comment authors
• fix: blog rating widget no votes value
• fix: rare saving comment vote bug
• fix: moderation control panel
• fix: scan dir for php4 not closing the directory resource

Version: 1.0.4 / november 28 2008

• new: tools for database cleanup
• new: debug info included with each rating block
• new: categories panel new column to view category archive
• new: articles panel new column to view post or page
• new: articles panel shows invalid rated post and comments in yellow
• new: sorting for voters log panel
• new: masked ip filtering
• new: range ip filtering
• edit: rewriten and optimized save votes method
• edit: improvements to articles and users panels
• edit: cleanup tools expanded to include cleanup message
• fix: rare saving votes bug
• fix: another bug voting cookie check
• fix: comments votes panel totals column
• fix: deleting votes from voters log minor bug
• fix: rating css files validity bug
• fix: rendering invalid rating value

Version: 1.0.3 / november 23 2008

• new: banned ip's db table
• new: ip's managment panel
• new: ip filtering settings
• new: tool for global date based lock
• new: tool for global rules change
• new: wordpress 2.7 styles for front page
• new: main plugin class documented with phpdoc
• edit: improved speed and reduced mysql load
• edit: changed bot detection
• edit: all includes use full path
• edit: user ip log panel
• edit: users panel improvements
• edit: small css changes
• fix: saving comment review with empty value
• fix: invalid unique ip count for users
• fix: voting cookie check
• fix: few invalid css classes
• fix: various small bugs

Version: 1.0.2 / november 12 2008

• new: comment review rating
• new: edit comment review rating
• new: managment for settings for categories
• new: users and visitors based rating info
• new: multi rating editor
• new: more functions to use in the theme
• edit: more changes to admin panels and settings
• edit: improved saving and handling settings
• edit: improved loading of css and js needed
• edit: improvement of all standalone functions
• fix: wordpress 2.7 improvements
• fix: few more typo errors
• fix: saving votes into log tables
• fix: invalid vote rule check for comments

Version: 1.0.1 / november 5 2008

• new: top ratings blog summary widget
• new: tools panel
• new: option to control saving user agent data
• new: options to hide even more options on settings pages
• edit: improved voting restrictions with ip and cookie
• edit: all files encoding changed to utf8
• edit: all files changed to windows ending
• fix: invalid default rating for new posts
• fix: full deletion of votes
• fix: auto insert comments rating
• fix: various small bugs

Version: 1.0.0 / october 31 2008

• new: pumpkin stars set
• new: full plugin uninstall
• new: rendering time testrictions
• new: front page completed
• new: voters log panel
• edit: more code cleanup
• edit: expanded rating text template
• edit: translation files updated
• fix: time restriction recalculations
• fix: rendering rating header html
• fix: default shortcode settings
• fix: page loading renaming regressions
• fix: few more typo errors
• fix: default starrating template
• fix: some small errors